Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)
Pyatigorsk State University (PSU)

The date of foundation of Pyatigorsk State University is considered to be June 27, 1939, when the Pedagogical School officially became a higher educational institution. Since then, the university has undergone various changes and transformations - an increase in the number of years of study, several renamings - and officially became known as Pyatigorsk State University in 2016. Since 2005, the head of the university is Professor Gorbunov Alexander Pavlovich. By 2009, 10 faculties were formed at the university. Further, on their basis, institutes and higher schools were created, having one of the faculties in their composition. In addition, PSU is actively developing the system of pre-university, postgraduate and additional education. It has a branch in Novorossiysk. Currently, the university has 34 departments. Now Pyatigorsk State University has more than 5,500 students and 3,000 students from different regions of Russia and foreign countries. All the peoples of the Caucasus are also represented in PSU.

The Institute of Foreign Languages and International Tourism at PSU presented its programs at the Regional Career Fair and Festival in the historical park “Russia – My History.”

In the interactive “Immersion Zone,” teachers and students from the Institute held master classes on tourism, hospitality, and restaurant management.

Schoolchildren from the Stavropol Region tried their hand at being tour guides, administrators, and service specialists, while IIAMT partners Ladya and Light talked about employment opportunities in the region's tourism industry.

Over two days, the Institute team conducted immersive tours for 2,000 schoolchildren, contributing to the development of career guidance and the promotion of professions in the hospitality industry.

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